PEGNet Best Practice Award 2019

10 Sep 2019

The PEGNet Best Practice Award is granted to projects that have achieved effective interaction between research and practice.

Invitation only
  1. Kacana Sipangule Khadjavi (Kiel Institute for the World Economy) and Jonathan Stöterau (RWI Essen - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Humboldt University of Berlin)

    Kacana Sipangule Khadjavi (Kiel Institute for the World Economy) and Jonathan Stöterau (RWI Essen - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Humboldt University of Berlin)

    © Kiel Institute / Tobias Danklefsen

  2. Moderator Linda Kleemann (Kiel Institute for the World Economy and GFA Consulting Group)

    Moderator Linda Kleemann (Kiel Institute for the World Economy and GFA Consulting Group)

    © IfW Kiel / Tobias Danklefsen

  3. Moderator Linda Kleemann (Kiel Institute for the World Economy and GFA Consulting Group)

    Moderator Linda Kleemann (Kiel Institute for the World Economy and GFA Consulting Group)

    © Kiel Institute / Tobias Danklefsen

  4. P. Linh Nguyen (University of Mannheim), Markus Frölich (C4ED), and Michael Mbulo (RUFEP Zambia) about "Rural Financial Intermediation and Agricultural Investment in Zambia"

    P. Linh Nguyen (University of Mannheim), Markus Frölich (C4ED), and Michael Mbulo (RUFEP Zambia) about "Rural Financial Intermediation and Agricultural Investment in Zambia"

    © Kiel Institute / Tobias Danklefsen

  5. P. Linh Nguyen (University of Mannheim)

    P. Linh Nguyen (University of Mannheim)

    © Kiel Institute / Tobias Danklefsen

  6. Adina Rom (ETH Zurich) about "Adoption and Impact of Solar Lighting in Rural Kenya"

    Adina Rom (ETH Zurich) about "Adoption and Impact of Solar Lighting in Rural Kenya"

    © Kiel Institute / Tobias Danklefsen

  7. PEGNet 2019 Best Practice Award nominees and winners.

    PEGNet 2019 Best Practice Award nominees and winners.

    © Kiel Institute / Tobias Danklefsen

Once a year, the PEGNet Best Practice Award of 3,000 EUR is granted to a programme, project or initiative which has achieved effective cooperation between research and practice. Out of a total of 21 submissions, the evaluation committee consisting of experts from IfW, GIZ, DIE and ZEF had nominated the following three projects for the PEGNet Best Practice Award 2019:

  • Rural Financial Intermediation and Agricultural Investment in Zambia - Project Team: P. Linh Nguyen (University of Mannheim), Michael Mbulo  (RUFEP - Rural Finance Expansion Programme  Zambia), and Prof. Dr. Markus Frölich (University of Mannheim)
  • Adoption and Impact of Solar Lighting in Rural Kenya - Project Team: Dr. Adina Rom (ETH Zurich), Kat Harrison (Solar Aid and Acumen Fund), Dr. Prof. Isabel Günther (ETH Zurich), Yael Borofsky (ETH Zurich), and Charles Amuku (Innovations for Poverty Action Kenya)

Winner 2019:

  • Using Administrative Data for Impact Evaluations in Informal Labor Markets - Evidence from a Skill Training Program in Serbia - Project Team: Jonathan Stöterau (RWI Essen - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Humboldt University of Berlin), Prof. Dr. Jochen Kluve (RWI Essen - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Humboldt University of Berlin), and Dr. Lara Lebedinski (University of Belgrade)

The final decision on the award winning project was made on site at the PEGNet conference on Tuesday, 10th September 2019. For the first time, the audience had a vote and decided on the final winner after listening to the three project presentations.